自投的作者经常遇到的问题，要么老拒稿，要么状态老不动，每周的组会导师一问进展，就是：还在初审/还在评审，然后被push一顿。期刊处理慢，冤种怎么办？催他！

正常不算慢的处理周期是多久？期刊会因为什么原因拉长录用周期呢？一般sci的处理速度相对比ssci要快一些，有些年发文量200以内的ssci期刊主编很佛系，初审三个月不动，送审再等三个月，没个一年处理不完。以理工的sci为例，初审一般一周内出结果的都算快的，两周也正常，一个月初审没结果的就可以催了，送审以后期刊会给审稿人时间，给1-3个月的都有，所以一般under review持续1-2个月都算正常，三个月还没动静也可以催。

评审慢的原因有很多，比如审稿人的效率不同，有的审稿人半个月返回来意见，有的审稿人过了俩月还没看稿，评审截止日期到了以后期刊催审稿人无回复，会重新邀请审稿人，那就继续等；又或许两个审稿人意见太简单，主编不满意，或者两个审稿人意见不统一，有的拒稿有的建议大修后录用，主编也可能会继续邀新评审，方便做出决定，这些因素都会拉长评审周期。

大修一般会给作者1-3个月不等，修改的质量也会影响二次评审的周期，通常修改质量较好的，直接录用或小修，后面流程就比较快了，如果修改质量较差，面临二次大修，那会进一步延长录用周期，多次修稿无法让审稿人或主编满意甚至会导致拒稿。

催稿也要注意时机，提交系统后给期刊编辑和审稿人足够的处理时间，催的太急可能会被期刊无视，或者催稿频繁这种，也有可能会被期刊拒稿哦~如果催稿后还是没有进展，可以发撤稿信，尽快换刊投递。

当然渠道期刊的处理周期相比自投是要明显缩短的，审稿意见的难度也会降低。

附上催稿信模板，需要的自取~

Dear Editor,Sorry for disturbing you. I am not sure if it is the right time to contact you to inquire about the status of my submitted manuscript titled……ID：XXX, although the status of under review has been lasting for more than one months, since submitted to journal two months. I am just wondering that my manuscript has been sent to reviewers or not?

I would be greatly appreciated if you could spend some of your time check the status for us. I am very pleased to hear from you on the reviewer's comments.

Thank you very much for your consideration.

Best regards!Yours sincerely,XXX

Dear editor,Sorry to bother you. I am writing to inquire about the current status of my submitted manuscript titled “……” (ID: XXX). The revised version has been submitted for more than one month.

I would be greatly appreciated if you could spend some of your time checking the status of the revised manuscript. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Thank you very much for your consideration.

Best regards,XXX